what you think it means. We are currently reviewing applications at work for a new case manager. A woman with both a Master's and a PhD in Education wrote the following answer to the question: "What does academic integrity mean to you and why is it important at the university level?" (Emphasis mine)

"Academic Integrity is truth. Without truth, you cannot have Academic Integrity. We must strive to have moral terpitude in our daily lives."

Um,okay? Last tiem I checked, moral teriptude is something that can make you lose a job, not something that improves your performance.

Another gem was "in my current position I am responsible for the prevention of retention of students at my college."

Last one: in answer to the question, the applicant wrote "n/a"

Needless to say, these folks did not make the cut to the next level. If you are going to use a word or phrase professionally, please understand what it means. And if you are asked a specific question asking your opinion, don't give a non-answer!

what you think it means. We are currently reviewing applications at work for a new case manager. A woman with both a Master's and a PhD in Education wrote the following answer to the question: "What does academic integrity mean to you and why is it important at the university level?" (Emphasis mine)

"Academic Integrity is truth. Without truth, you cannot have Academic Integrity. We must strive to have moral terpitude in our daily lives."

Um,okay? Last tiem I checked, moral teriptude is something that can make you lose a job, not something that improves your performance.

My bad. I was typing faster than I was spell-checking in my head. I wasn't as concerned with her spelling (yes, it was spelled with an "e" in the application) than I was with her using a phrase without understanding what it meant.

And in a stunning turn of events, in which her amount of education and other background info contributed enough points towards a passing score that even with failing the integrity question, she's scheduled for a phone interview :0(

And in a stunning turn of events, in which her amount of education and other background info contributed enough points towards a passing score that even with failing the integrity question, she's scheduled for a phone interview :0(

“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”

"And in a stunning turn of events, in which her amount of education and other background info contributed enough points towards a passing score that even with failing the integrity question, she's scheduled for a phone interview :0("

That would be a neat trick. We haven't actually laid eyes on any of the candidates at this point. Everything has been in writing. Our next step is a phone interview for 10 and then on campus interviews for up to 5.